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The '''T-72''' is a [[Soviet]]-designed main battle tank (MBT) that has existed since the early 1970s. Updated version; T-72B3 in 2016, gave the tank reactive to tank explosives. This tank is capable of firing guided missiles, and is equipped with a powerful new engine, automatic transmission and digital display.
The '''T-72''' is a [[Soviet]]-designed main battle tank (MBT) that has existed since the early 1970s. Updated version; T-72B3 in 2016, gave the tank reactive to tank explosives. This tank is capable of firing guided missiles, and is equipped with a powerful new engine, automatic transmission and digital display.
Russian MBTs can be quickly and conveniently snorkeled for safe underwater operation—giving them the rare ability to traverse riverbeds.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI_Myjk9xf4 Russian T-72 Battle Tank Can Act Like a Submarine], UPDATE MILITARY, July 25, 2020. YouTube.</ref> Most Western tanks don’t readily have this ability. Some have tested it, or have the ‘theoretical’ means, but it’s usually a far more involved and uncertain process, requiring lengthier modifications, and not something they train for or keep as standard operating procedure.
==References==
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[[Category:Armored Fighting Vehicles]]
[[Category:Armored Fighting Vehicles]]
[[Category:Tanks]]
[[Category:Tanks]]
[[Category:Russia-Ukraine War]]
[[Category:Russia-Ukraine War]]